Frequently Asked questions
We've tried to answer some of the most popular questions
regarding our products, business and this website.
Who We are
Business Planning 4 You
was formed by a group of accountants, financiers and consultants
in Europe and the United States to collect the business plans
they had been involved in and then offer these to other business
owners to help them in their businesses.
We actually started writing business plans 27 years ago working
with banks and finance companies in the UK. Over the next
20 years we worked on both sides of the Atlantic writing plans
for businesses ranging from one-man start-ups to large multi-nationals.
We now deal with around 15,000 enquiries a month and our
services are regularly used by accountants, financiers and
consultants to kick-start business planning assignments.
In 1997 we opened a web site and due to its success we now
only operate through Business Planning 4 You
and other similar sites.
I'm Concerned About ordering over the internet - is it safe?
To be honest it's probably safer to order over the internet
than order over the phone or give somebody your credit card
(like in a restaurant). For extra peace of mind we use 2Checkout.com who
are an authorized retailer.
Are your plans written so that I just put my details in
and then it is complete?
We would love to say yes, but the truth is that no two businesses
are alike, and for us to construct a plan that would suit
every business in any industry would be impossible.
Our plans represent the fastest and most competitively priced
kick-start you could have. To most people writing a plan is
an unwelcome chore and some put it off indefinitely, we give
you a fast start and enough information to make your business
plan considerably easier to do.
Why isn't the plan automatically delivered?
As some business plans are not ordered very often we hand-check
each business plan to ensure that details are reasonably
up-to-date.
We also may add to popular business plans as some of our
clients kindly send us updated articles on certain industries.
We also receive information from banks, market research companies
and the general media and we try to add this information to
the plans.
Each order has to be verified by 2Checkout.com for
the possibility of fraud. Unfortuantely there are a minority
of transactions which spoil the use of the internet for the
majority. All transactions have to be checked and verified
before we can send out a plan.
How can we trust you to provide the Business plan?
Our merchant account is with 2Checkout.com, they have processed
over $200 million in 2005. They would not
continue to provide merchant services to us if we didn't
deliver the goods.
How is the Business plan delivered?
The business plan is delivered via one email to the e-mail
address you specify when you place an order as a Micrsoft
Word attachment. We also supply you a user name and password
to download the free gifts.
We do not have auto download - as we need to verify the order
is not fraudulent first - this can take up to 24 hours - hence
the time delay before getting your plan.
Most digital products are now delivered via e-mail or auto-download
- this way ensures that costs are greatly reduced and these
savings are reflected in our low price of just $49.95. The
average cost of posting a disc to you is now more expensive
than the cost of you buying 50 blank DVD's. You can, of course,
make your own hard or disc copies from the files we send you.
What is in each Business plan?
We provide over 20
Free Business Plan gifts representing the most comprehensive
aid to business planning on the web.
In regard to the business plan itself, they are all set in
a mythical city in a mythical state, the same for each business
plan, and they are generally owned by John (or Jane!) Smith.
Details, such as personal information, are kept to a minimum
as these are the easiest for people to write.
We concentrate on suggesting marketing, product, sales and
management ideas and setting out strategies that have worked
in your industry.
If you would like details of the sectional summaries of any
business plan, please fill our contact
us form making sure you include the name of the business
plan.
How do I know which Business plan is for me?
As we say every business plan is different and the personal
and product information is the easiest part for most people
to write. Therefore, whilst you might be concerned that the
business plan is completely different to your business the
truth is, they all are, but you will get value for money by
just choosing the one that sounds nearest to your business,
it will always contain enough information to provide you value.
Which Business plan should I buy if my business is between
two plans, do I have to buy them both?
We recommend that you choose one business plan only. If after
using that you really think you could use more help, you can
always come back and get the other one.
The key to remember is that we are kick-starting your process
and you may find it easier than you think to write a business
plan, once we have got your started.
Why no phone number?
Because we sell $49.95 business plans. We can only keep the
price this low by keeping our overheads to a minimum. As our
customers are from all over the globe our costs would spiral
if we entered into conversation with the thousands of people
who visit our site every day or the thousand a week that buy.
We also find that we can provide better and more accurate
information via e-mail than over the phone - for example
by providing a summary of a plan - quite clearly this would
be near impossible to do over the phone so that you could
digest the content of a business plan - we don't want to
pressurise you into buying something - that decision should
be yours and yours alone.
I am concerned about buying this product without being able
to look at it first.
If you would like details of the sectional summaries of
any plan, please fill our contact
us
form making sure you include the name of the plan you are interested
in purchasing.
Do the spreadsheets contain financial data?
We supply 5 sets of spreadsheets to cover all of your needs.
These are:
- Profit & Loss
- Cash Flow
- Balance Sheet
- Start up – including Break-Even & Personal Survival
- Business Plan – where your whole plan can be done
on an excel spreadsheet
These excel spreadsheets are all easy-to-use and can be linked
very quickly to give you all the financial information you
need
We, ourselves, do not add financial data as it proved very
unpopular with our customers. There were probably no examples
where a customer could use the actual data, as all businesses
are different, and we used to get a lot of e-mails saying
how annoying it was to have to remove all the data before
they could start putting their data in!
How do I open Word Documents?
If you have Microsoft Word 2000 then this shouldn't
be a problem. If you don't have a copy of Microsoft Word then
you can download a free Microsoft
Word Viewer.
How do I open the spreadsheets?
If you have Microsoft Excel 2000 then this shouldn't
be a problem. If you don't have the correct software version
we can send you a compatible version. If you don't have a
copy of Microsoft Excel then you can download a free Microsoft
Excel Viewer.
Open Office - FREE RESOURCE
Alternatively there is a fantastic resource at Open
Office.
This is both an open-source application and project. It is
free. The product is a multi-platform office productivity
suite compatible with all major file formats such as Microsoft
Word and Microsoft Excel.
What currency are the Business plans in?
They are all in $ as that is the symbol that 96% of our customers
use. They are written in such a way that the symbol can be
replaced immediately and the content of the business plan
will not be a problem with a new symbol.
What's the XML button for - what does it do?
We decided to offer free articles on business that we thought you'd
be interested in - by using  (Extensible Markup Language)
technology you can be informed of any new articles we publish
- you don't have to give us your e-mail address it's completely
anonymous - BUT you receive updates of any new articles
we publish immediately.
To receive this information you'll need an RSS (Really simple syndicate)
reader (sometimes called an aggregator).
An aggregator may be included with your e-mail application but if not
you can download one for free from many sites - for example rss
reader.
For more details see our rss
reader tutorial (turn on your speakers!)
I have a question that is not answered here
Just Contact Us...
We have hundreds of business plans, together with a stack
of free gifts, on our Plans page.
Click here to find
a business plan for your business
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